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Updated:Apr 23, 2026
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New York Stock Exchange (1792–present)

New York Stock Exchange (1792–present)

  1. Buttonwood Agreement organizes New York securities trading

    Labels: Buttonwood Agreement, New York

  2. Exchange is formally constituted with a constitution

    Labels: New York, constitution

  3. Present name “New York Stock Exchange” adopted

    Labels: New York, naming

  4. First stock ticker unveiled in New York City

    Labels: Edward Calahan, stock ticker

  5. World War I triggers extended NYSE closure

    Labels: World War, NYSE closure

  6. NYSE resumes bond trading after wartime shutdown

    Labels: bond trading, NYSE reopening

  7. Exchange Act creates SEC oversight of exchanges

    Labels: Securities Exchange, SEC

  8. Fixed brokerage commissions end on “May Day”

    Labels: May Day, commission deregulation

  9. Black Monday crash exposes market-structure stress

    Labels: Black Monday, Dow Jones

  10. Circuit breakers introduced to pause extreme selloffs

    Labels: circuit breakers, market safeguards

  11. NYSE reopens after 9/11 attacks and closures

    Labels: September 11, NYSE reopening

  12. NYSE merges with Archipelago and becomes public

    Labels: Archipelago merger, NYSE public

  13. NYSE and Euronext create transatlantic exchange group

    Labels: NYSE Euronext, transatlantic merger

  14. Intercontinental Exchange completes acquisition of NYSE Euronext

    Labels: Intercontinental Exchange, acquisition

  15. Technical outage halts NYSE trading for hours

    Labels: technical outage, trading suspension

  16. COVID-19 closes NYSE trading floor; markets stay open

    Labels: COVID-19, floor closure